Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-11-06

The economical feeding Of stock Il
one Of the most important problems
Of farm management. A Httls leak
here and little miss there often turns
the scale from profit 70 that 81 loss.
We have before called attention to ths
Importance Of feeding roughnsss .
along with concentrated food, and are
practicing as we preach BY feeding
cut hay now in equal weight to that Of
chopped grain fed to the dairy. The
following article, taken from the Iowa
State Register, well Illustrates the
point:
Hay being scarce, there viii DO Yari-
Gus devices resorted 10 in order 10 carry
cattle through the winter. OF course,
those who have grain win feed e, as
the prospects Of the price of corn wiz
make It cheaper food than hay. In
that case It Is well to consider the best
way TO feed hay and grain. II Il well
known that in feeding corn, either Ia
the ear or shelled, q large portion passes
through the animals without being di-
gested. And II hogs do not follow
them, q large portion Of the corn u
lost. And when coYnmeal Il fed, Il q
ascertained that more Of Il passes
through undigested than Of whole
corn. II Is claimed that meal, taken
By itself, passes Immediately 20 the
| fourth stomach, where 1t IL beyond
| thorough digestion. Professor Arnold
says he sold four fat steers to the
butcher. He followed them to the
slaughteT-house, and there, lust be-
fore they were killed, he fed them q
peck Of cornmeal each. So soon As
| they could be slaughtered, and their
stomachs reached, he found ali the
meal had already reached the fourth
stomach. Not q particle could be
| found in the first. second or third
| stomach. Food should remain In the
| fiTst stomach or the rumen long
| enough for the saliva, or pepsin, from
/ the saliyaxy glands 10 safufate Il and
be well started in the process az diRes-
ton. And then Il VIII prorress a n
passes through the other stomachs 70
ne paunch. Thai ID this process al
/ passing through the various stoInachs
food, such Is hay, straw, or corn fod-
II 0Nts AAAA tAAN AAOAN AAAt&AaAMt&4L ~ -
mixed with and attached to the fodder,
the better. Hence practical feeders
claim that II pays 10 cut ell hay, straw
or fodder fine, vet it and sprinkle the
meal upon il In way that il shali ad.
here 70 and be mastieated with Il. In
this way cattle never have the soours
causcd b. corn meal, nor does scarcely
any Of Il pass through the animal I'M
/ digested.
Never mind the work. II well pro-
tected from tho wind, il Is better 70 be
employed in operating a cutting box,
or in attaching il 70 9 windmill, than
Ia spending idle time in places where
il Is Improbable 10 90. We do hope
close times viii teach farmers many
good lessons Of farm economy. They
must be learned, and Providence has
many ways Of teaching and impress
ing upon mankind the most important
lessons. Iowa farmers must learn and
practice many lessons Of economy.
Many Of US have new practices 10
comprehend, many new departures TO
make, and Il Is probable, In feeding
grain TO stock, (steers, COWS aud young
| thiugsl the one under consideration e
most important. II Is necessary to
understand a little Of animal anato-
my, and the process cf assimilation,
etc. Many Of these things should be
discussed and illustrated at agricul-
tural institutes.